Chair



Nqv. 10, 1925' M. VIEK CHAIR Filed June 30. 1925 501*. the mgmst ,he apable of being e'zi'sily Patented Nov. 10, 1925.

UNITED 151T EH3 1,550,920 PATENT OFFICE.

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Kfifiitioh met H11? 30, 1925. serial 40,4723.

To allw'ho'm it may comm e 3 Be it known thht I; MAX VIEK, it citizen Ger-n n residing at New York; in the County of New York and State of New Ybrh; have invented ceitain new and use ful lmpifox eiuents in Chairs; of which the follow ing e spehifibation.

This iniz' entihif relates to hziil s" and hits tot its obj't" tj rov des Chan; for mass violin phtyei, which will pe'irni it the litter to' oeeupy f sitting position in the oiehestrzt jwhile pl tying the instrument: 7 thii object toimztke the eullatsibl', $15 that it my be onvhintl'y e2t1"1 i ecl f o1n place toplaee; i

e'eusej of the sizeiofhis instrument, 1111's held to oeeupy'ei standing position, while In the first anes, the sezi t of theieh'airmust he at it highei elfevgttion than: tha't of an ordinary hai'r, humus: b S OiShfciPd as to p'eirnit the legs of, the piayeftof occupy eftainpositi n wl'iile the instruinent isheingiileyed Then theehaiii hust a'i foijd new s m its e th he 6% ihe'p vyer, wh ch lLPfl'I fi t e Pl y eiW1 1 i wnw e i s ng 1 0 5 1 i 1 i hi p the i strument withone l'efiwhi le lfiis'othei leg will be sti etehed' so as' ot toint e' fne with the Inoi eniht oi the arini usin'g' thehotv.

edjustedhintd diifeifent positions by: the" feet of the player oceupyingthe seat, to suit the Convenience ,of theiplhyeif o Still Vafnother fequi i enient the'chzi ir he edsily end quiokly collaf 'ns'i hli'ntoje' flat y .5 tha ame? F Qmh IQQh Q J an appropriate sheeth ind conveniently eerlfie d th'fough" the streets, subways", t'l, just like the instfuine t itselfg I I v t The chair; dclc'ofding to" the p sht intention, sinswei's zill these' requirements and satisfies long? felt desideiatuin in the embodiment of my inventiox'f I wish it to he exp 'essly' understood that various changes may be made in the construction by those skilled in the amt without departing from the principle of this invention. i

In the accompanying drawing which forms part of this speeification' and in'whioh similar reference" chaiecters denote correspondin'g p arts, Fig; 1' is a," perspective View 0i. n13? new ehziir shown unfolded into the position of use; Fig; 2 is affront elevation of the collapsed eha-ii'; 3 is a side eietzition therof Fig. 4L isa" 1'ongitudina1' seetion on line of Fig; 2; Fig: 51s a perspe'tive View of the joint between the collapsible eer legs of the chaff and the" heck of the letter; Fig. 6 5; similar View of a joint hetu' ee'n the seat the res g1 le s thereof and Fig"; 7' is a, @6111; GI BVELHOII of one of the foot supporting stools or wings 5nd its joint with the main iranne of the their. k 4

The chaif eoinplises a main frame-10 021T- ityi'n g tl'ie' seat,- bziok and supports fat the feet enCT- a ollapsihlje frame 11' sei'vihg, when unfolded} 91s the fear legs: The main eefrying thehow The 105615-14,

The width of the side bars 10 of the main frame is made larger than the total thickness of the back and seat, so that, when the chair is collapsed, the back and seat will overlap one another extending through planes parallel to the plane of the main frame and entirely confined within the space bounded by the side bars of the main fram The rear or auxiliary frame 11 is composed of a pair of parallel side bars 11 and cross rods or bars 11 the side bars 11 eing narrower than those of the main frame 10 and the cross rods or bars 11 being slightly shorter than the side bars of said main frame, so that incollapsed position the auxiliary frame like the seat and back will be confined within the space bounded by the side bars of the main frame. The upper ends of the side bars 11 of the auxiliary frame 11 are pivotally joined to the corresponding side bars 10 of the main frame, as at 11 and to this end, the lower portion of the back 14 is cut away at its sides, as at 14L, to accommodate the pivoted ends of said side bars 11 between themselves and the side bars 10 ofthe main frame. The lower part of the back has pivotally attached to its cut-away sides, as at 16, tl-shaped members 16, which are adapted to slidably engage the upper ends of the side bars 11 and to thus serve as additional supports for the lower portion of the back, yet permitting the rear frame 11 to swing into the collapsed and unfolded positions. The rear part of the seat is cut away at its sides, as

at 12%, about the thickness of the side bars.

11, and has fixed to said cut-away sides U-shaped members 1'7 having a perpendicularly extending projection 17' formed with a pin 18; These pins 18 are adapted to slidahly engage longitudinal grooves 11 pro vided on the inner faces of said bars 11 and when. abutting against the upper endsof said grooves to serve as means for retaining the seat in its horizontal position Simultaneously this slidable connection between the seat 12 and the auxiliary frame 11 serves as a means whereby, while tilting the seatinto collapsed or extended position, the auxiliary frame will be automatically moved into the corresponding position.

For the support of the feet of the player, while the chair is in-use, I employ collapsible foot stools 20, 21 each composed of two sec tions 20 20 and 21, 21" respectively, hinged or pivotally connected together as at 22. The sections 20 and 21 serve as legs. for said stools and are of different lengths, the lower stool serving as a support for the extended right leg and the higher stool for the bent leg. The sections 20 and 21 are connected to the corresponding side bars 10 of the main frame by suitable uni- {.V versal joints, which permit the stools to be collapsed or folded to extend longitudinally of said bars, when the chair is not in use, and when unfolded, to swivelin horizontal directi m, so that the player, while occupying the chair, may, with his feet, easily adjust the stools to positions most convenient for him, while playing the instrument. In the present embodiment of my invention, I an ploy as a joint a hinge 23 whose one wing 23 is lined to the corresponding side bar, as at 23 and whose other wing is of U shaped cross-section engaging the foot supporting section of the corresponding stool by means of a vertical pin 22 hen not in use, the sections of the stools are folded upon themselves and upon the side bars of the frame extending longitudinally of the latter and are hooked or otherwise secured in this folded position, as at 24. In this collapsed position, the/entire chair forms a perfectly flat body substantially of rectangular shape and can be easily accommodated in a suitable sheath and tr nsported from place to place.

The sections 20 21*, which serve as the legs of the stools, may be made of adjustable length and likewise the swivel joints may be adjustably fixed to the side bars of the main frame, so as to permit adjustment of the elevation of the stools according to the size of the player using the chair. Provision also may be made for raising and lowering the seat for a similar purpose.

What I claim is 1. A chair for bass violin players, comprising a,fra1n e, ahighly elevated seat thereon whose front edge is horizontally slanting and foot stools of difierent elevations. attached to said frame.

2. A chair forbassviolin players, comprising a collapsible frame, a collapsible highly elevated seat thereon whose frontedgeris horizontally slanting and collapsible horizontally movable foot stools of different elevations attached to said frame, said chair, when collapsed, forming a flat body.

chair for bass violin players, comprising a main frame, an auxiliary frame pivoted thereto to be collapsible into said main frame and serving in unfolded position as rear legs for said chair, a highly elevated vertically swinging seat whose front edge is horizontally slanting and which engages said auxiliary frame, so that, when unfolded, it will be retainedthereby inthe unfolded position and when tilted into collapsed or unfolded position, it will automatically move said auxiliary frame into the corresponding position and collapsible foot stools on said main frame.

4. A chair for bass violin players, comprising a main frame, an auxiliary frame pivotally connected to said main frame, a back pivotally connected to the former and slidably engaging said auxiliary frame, a

highly elevated seat pivoted to said main frame and having a horizontally slanting front edge, laterally projecting members on said seat slidably engaging said auxiliary frame and serving to retain said seat in unfolded position and for automatically moving said auxiliary frame simultaneously With the movement of said seat into collapsed or unfolded position and lateral foot stools of different elevations joined to said main frame so as to be collapsible and adjustable horizontally to different positions.

5. A chair for bass violin players having a highly elevated seat Whose front edge is horizontally slanting and lateral horizontally sWivelling foot stools of different ele vations.

6. A chair for bass violin players having a highly elevated collapsible seat Whose front edge is horizontally slanting and horizontally movable collapsible lateral foot stools of different elevations.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

MAX VI EK. 

